Photos of Ha Tay province
Cu Da ancient village
Located 20km west of Hanoi, Cu Da ancient village belongs to Thanh Oai district on the outskirts of Hanoi. Cu Da is known as an original and unique space where still preserves the old gates at the village and every hamlet, the old temples, shrines and houses with original architecture style of northern delta region and ancient houses with French architecture dated back to over 100 years ago.
Situated on the bank of Nhue river, Cu Da village has become a bustling business place, a wealthy village that justifies the saying "Close to market is best, close to river is second". The golden time when Cu Da village was most developed were the last years of 19th and early 20th centuries. Cu Da not only has a big gate at the beginning of the village but all hamlets have it's own gate. Elderly people say because of thriving business Cu Da village was also a working place of thefts, in order to protect security in the village each hamlet built a gate to prevent bad people. The roads in the village are paved with inclined tiles, the walls stand close together, at night the gate were locked with wooden doors. This is a rare feature in the villages in north Vietnam.
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Located 20km west of Hanoi, Cu Da ancient village belongs to Thanh Oai district on the outskirts of Hanoi. Cu Da is known as an original and unique space where still preserves the old gates at the village and every hamlet, the old temples, shrines and houses with original architecture style of northern delta region and ancient houses with French architecture dated back to over 100 years ago.
Situated on the bank of Nhue river, Cu Da village has become a bustling business place, a wealthy village that justifies the saying "Close to market is best, close to river is second". The golden time when Cu Da village was most developed were the last years of 19th and early 20th centuries. Cu Da not only has a big gate at the beginning of the village but all hamlets have it's own gate. Elderly people say because of thriving business Cu Da village was also a working place of thefts, in order to protect security in the village each hamlet built a gate to prevent bad people. The roads in the village are paved with inclined tiles, the walls stand close together, at night the gate were locked with wooden doors. This is a rare feature in the villages in north Vietnam.
source: http://www.packagevietnamtours.com/blog/visit-cu-da-ancient-village.php